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Cassock vs Wassock - What's the difference?

cassock | wassock |

As nouns the difference between cassock and wassock

is that cassock is a military cloak or long coat worn by soldiers or horsemen in the 16th and 17th centuries while wassock is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

cassock

English

Noun

(wikipedia cassock) (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A military cloak or long coat worn by soldiers or horsemen in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • (obsolete) A coarse, loose cloak or gown, worn by women, sailors, shepherds, countryfolk etc.
  • An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations.
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    • Coordinate terms

    (items of Christian clerical clothing) * alb * epigonation * epimanikion * epitrachelion * maniple * mitre * omophorion * rhason * sakkos * sticharion * zone

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    wassock

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British)